The Impatient Patient

Update after 298 days in hospital… and still counting

I was actually bored enough the other day to look up the dictionary definition of “patient” and, as I expected, there’s a link between the noun and the adjective.

Patient (noun): an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment

Patient (adjective):

• bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint

• manifesting forbearance under provocation or str…